Shohin black pine from scratch

This is the one black pine I’ve started to date that will end up shohin sized. The bottom branches are off to a good start – the rest of the tree has a ways to go.

I actually was planning on moving the tree along two years ago. I cut off most of the roots to fit it into a cheap pot and cut the branches back to nearly nothing. It came back so well it was little work to get it into its current shape.